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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Reports add new data to HIV/AIDS epidemiology research
October 27th, 2005
Data on HIV/AIDS epidemiology are outlined in reports from the United States. Study 1: Researchers have examined the diversity divergence, and evolution of cell-free human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in vaginal secretions and blood of chronically infected women. "Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections are believed to be the result of exposure to the virus in genital secretions. However, prevention and therapeutic strategies are usually based on characterizations of HIV-1 in blood. To understand better the dynamics between HIV-1 quasispecies in the genital tract and blood, we performed heteroduplex assays on amplified env products...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-27)
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